Plan V - Portable emergency charger for your smartphone

What is Plan V?

The Plan V is a small keychain which acts as failsafe portable charger for your smartphone and it uses a 9-volt battery to charge your phone.

Why this is needed when we have power banks?

Power banks, as small as some of them are, can add weight to your pockets, bags, and might not necessarily be that comfortable or convenient to carry around. You may forget the power bank  at home, while you are at a remote area.  So wouldn’t it be awesome if you could charge your mobile device using a regular battery?

                            

Plan V is essentially an accessory for mobile devices that is small enough to fit onto a keychain. What sets it apart is that it is able to charge mobile devices using a 9-volt battery that you can easily pick up from any store. You simply connect a 9 volt battery to the Plan V device and then hook it up to your phone. The idea is, if your phone dies or gets too low on juice, you whip out the Plan V and attach it to a 9-volt battery, thus getting you around four hours additional talk time on a Galaxy S5 (as an example).

How the Idea came:

18 months ago Plan V co-creators Evan and Luke found themselves in a tricky situation that could have gone terribly wrong. Stranded in Bogota, Colombia they were without a lifeline, their mobile phones dead, battery back-ups flat and hopes of finding their hostel were growing slim. After hours of wandering through dark and dangerous lane ways and a few close calls they finally found their accommodation. It was that night Evan and Luke decided to create an ultra portable, failsafe charging device, one that will never let you down no matter where you are in the world.

Flintu is awaiting Apple certification. There’s a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the Plan V, which has raised more than $64,144 AUD  from nearly 2,266 backers. The project closes on Dec. 24. Flintu hopes to make its first deliveries of the portable smartphone charger in February. (If Apple certification is granted, the Plan V Lightning is scheduled to ship in March.)